Principal Employee Relations Specialist, Bilingual
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Principal Employee Relations Specialist advising Canadian healthcare technology employees on investigations, labour matters, performance, and restructuring. Partnering with leaders and HR teams to reduce risk and improve workplace culture.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary Employee Relations contact for Manufacturing & Commercial employees based in Canada and support client groups in the United States
- Advise and coach leaders, managers, and employees on employee relations matters
- Intake, assess, manage, document, and resolve employee complaints and concerns in accordance with company policy and applicable legislation
- Support performance management, disciplinary processes, restructuring, legal issues, investigations, conflict management, crisis management, labor relations, and employee relations coaching
- Develop and lead proactive employee and labor relations strategies using data to address opportunities and minimize risk
- Lead restructuring initiatives resulting in employee transitions
- Partner with HR Centers of Excellence on escalated talent acquisition, leave management, organizational design, restructuring, and other HR matters
- Document cases in ServiceNow and escalate matters to the ER/HR Director as required
- Translate data and insights into actionable recommendations and strategies
- Lead or support ER/HR projects and change initiatives across Operations, Commercial, and Americas Employee Relations teams
- Report complaints and Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR)
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 7 years of relevant HR experience OR advanced degree with minimum of 5 years of relevant HR experience
- Bilingual French and English — required
- Demonstrated knowledge of provincial labour legislation
- Proven experience managing labour-related matters before provincial labour boards
- Experience developing and deploying strategies and recommendations to senior leadership
- Experience partnering with, influencing, and coaching senior leadership
- Effective communication skills with demonstrated ability to coach and influence
- Project management and process mapping capabilities
- Effective presentation skills
- Certified HR designation preferred
- Certified project management and process mapping capabilities preferred
- Certification in coaching or conflict resolution preferred
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible Benefits Package
- Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
- Career-building resources
- Dynamic and inclusive culture
- Life-long learning opportunities
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
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